Tie



Patented July 12, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- HARRY BARNETT MAPOU', OE NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 JACOB M.

GREEN, 0F NEW YORK, N. 'Y'.

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Application filed` April 24, 1926. Serial No. 104,487.

rl.`his invention relates to a tie.

An object ot the invention is to provide a tie so constructed that no matter how .much it is subjected to tension in the use `thereof it will not wrinkle or lose its shape and it the material of the tie is temporarily pulled or stretched it will, when released, imme diately resunieits normal position.

A. further object is to provide a tie so constructed as to achieve the above mentioned object without the use of any unusual ma# teria] in the body ot the tie or any unusual 'form of lining. i

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a plan View oli with the rear tifare upward;

Figure 2 is a similar AView ol part of a tie showing the body portion moved back to disclose the inner scam and the lining with the novel elastic member exposed;

`'Figure 3 is 'a section on the line 3-3 of Figure l. i

The torni of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modilications in the construction and arrangement of 'the parts and in the character oi the materialsused may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

In effecting the production oit a tie which was made of ordinary material With nothing uiiusually neu7 about thebody material or the lining, and yet one which when stretched in use will, When released, immediately resume its normal position and thereby resist indelinitely the tendency to Wrinkle or tear, I have employed an elastic element which is connected along itslength to the tie, but ivhich is independent of the lining, if one is used. The point to which this element is connected I do not Wish to limit to any particular location, but it is preferably on the inside ol the tie alongl the seam formed between the meeting edges of the material. By attaching this elastic element lto the tie preferably along the'inner face of the seam I avoid the necessity ot using any special form of lining or body material and get all required elasticity in the tie that is needed for everyday use. As the tie is pulled in use the a tie laid out material will naturally stretch and in so doing will stretch the elastic element. Consequently, as soon` as the tension is relieved from the material the elastic element will in rctantly restore it to its normal position and consequently the tie will not tend to form Vpermanent wrinkles or become otherwise de- The invention isentremely simple and etilcient and requires no modification of any ordinary tie, but merely requires the serving or attachment oi' an elastic element to the i tie, preferably along the line mentioned.

above.

In the preferred form of the invention shown in the drawings, I show a tie having a body portion l() of material, preferably made oi" silk, the free edges of which are connected together along the line ll in the usual manner to torni a scam. The tie may be provided with a lining 120i" any suitable material and cut in any desired manner. Preferably along the seam of the tie and preferably against the inner liace tl'iereo't I tasten in any suitable manner an elastic element 13 which may be rubber elastic `tape or other suitable material. This elastic element extends preferably i ibstantially 'along the entire length of the seam and by being` attached to the tie when the tie is ina normal unstretched condition will Vbe extended when the tieis pulled so that as soon as lthe pull is released from the tie theV elastic element Will restore it to its normal position.

lVhat I claim is:

l. In a necl'tie including a tubular body oil? a stretchable material and a lining, a rubber elastic tape independent of theA lining secured to the inner ply of the body longi# tudinallythereolt for tensioning the same 

